Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 16–18 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Dinsdale Morgan Jamaica
|
Rohan Robinson Australia
|
Kenneth Harnden Zimbabwe
|
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rohan Robinson | Australia |
49.29 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Erick Keter |  Kenya |
49.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Dinsdale Morgan | Jamaica |
49.60 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Wayne Whyte | Jamaica |
49.75 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Victor Houston |  Barbados |
49.87 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Zid Abou Hamed | Australia |
49.94 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Kenneth Harnden | Zimbabwe |
49.96 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica |
49.97 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Anthony Borsumato |  England |
50.15 | |
| 10 | 2 | Matthew Beckenham | Australia |
50.19 | |
| 11 | 2 | Matthew Douglas |  Northern Ireland |
50.20 | |
| 12 | 2 | Monte Raymond |  Canada |
50.34 | |
| 13 | 3 | Alexandre Marchand | Canada |
50.65 | |
| 14 | 1 | Zion Armstrong |  New Zealand |
50.77 | |
| 15 | 1 | Laurier Primeau | Canada |
50.80 | |
| 16 | 2 | Gary Jennings | England |
50.94 | |
| 17 | 1 | Essel Mensah |  Ghana |
51.89 | |
| 18 | 3 | Muhamad Amin |  Pakistan |
52.01 | |
| 19 | 1 | Matthew Elias |  Wales |
52.34 | |
| 20 | 3 | Rudy Tirvengadum |  Mauritius |
53.80 | |
| 2 | Jovesa Naivalu |  Fiji |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Stephen Banane |  Seychelles |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Paul Gray | Wales |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dinsdale Morgan | Jamaica |
48.28 | GR |
 |
Rohan Robinson | Australia |
48.99 | |
 |
Kenneth Harnden | Zimbabwe |
49.06 | |
| 4 | Zid Abou Hamed | Australia |
49.11 | SB |
| 5 | Victor Houston | Barbados |
49.21 | PB |
| 6 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica |
49.81 | |
| 7 | Erick Keter | Kenya |
49.98 | |
| 8 | Wayne Whyte | Jamaica |
51.10 |